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Bloom Day May 15, 2013

Waldensteinia, barren strawberry and daffodils

Last spring was early and hot and on Bloom Day there was a lot of bloom. Things are moving slowly this Bloom Day. This is an area of my lawn reduction project. Waldsteinia has spread over the past three years and I’m underplanted with daffodils.

Barren strawberry close up

Waldsteinia is a beautiful plant and it is just coming into bloom. It is not any kind of strawberry plant.

Miniature daffodils

These miniature daffodils are some of the daffs growing amid the barren strawberry

Miniature white daffodil

Some daffodils are growing in the grass. I haven’t gotten the groundcover this far.

Flowery Mead

My lawn is not fine turf. I call it a flowery mead. Right now it is blooming with blue and white violets, and of course, dandelions.

Forget Me Nots

Many of the spring bloomers are small, like these Forget Me Nots.

Grape hyacinths

TI can see these pale grape hyacinths from the house. The familiar blue ones are growing in the grass by the miniature daffs.

Yellow epimedium

I am so glad I gave epimediums a try. They are NOT too tender for Heath.

Primrose

This primrose did so well in a shady spot in back of the house I am planting more in this spot this year.

Forsythia

My forsythia is looking much better than usual, but that isn’t saying much.

Red orchid cactus

And my orchid cactus has gone wild!

I thank Carol at May Dreams Gardens for hosting Garden Bloggers Bloom day and giving us all a chance to see what is blooming across our great land today.

I like the waldsteinia, even though I’m not sure I’ve ever seen it before. Its yellow blooms really play off the yellow of the daffodils, too. Very nice. And I think your forsythia looks great. Another yellow to compliment the others.

Layanee – I got my waldsteinia at Nasami Farm, but they don’t have it much anymore. One year they said they sold it all to landscapers.
HolleyGarden – Waldsteinia is a native plant and beautiful in every season. I am now propagating it myself.
Jason – I don’t like violets in the garden beds either. I can be ruthless there.

“Flowery mead”–ha, ha, I love it! One part of our huge lawn was a carpet of yellow this spring…from all the dandelions:) Love all your dainty blooms–I’ve tried and tried to get forget-me-nots to bloom here; wish mine were as happy as yours are.